Bryan Schutmaat Explained

Bryan Schutmaat (born November 3, 1983) is an American photographer based in Texas, USA.^[1] Schutmaat book's include Grays the Mountain Sends (2013), which won the Aperture Foundation Portfolio Prize; Islands of the Blest (2014); Good Goddamn (2017) and County Road (2023). His work is held in the collections of Baltimore Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Middlebury College Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Life and work

Schutmaat was born in Houston, Texas in 1983.^[2]

His first book, Grays the Mountain Sends (2013)^[3] portrays mountain towns and former mining communities of the American West through portraits of people and landscapes.^[4] The work was inspired by Montana poet Richard Hugo. He made the work with a large format 4x5" view camera.

Islands of the Blest (2014), is a compilation of historic photographs taken in the American West from the 1870s to the 1970s. He and Ashlyn Davis sourced from the online archives of the Library of Congress and United States Geological Survey.^[5]

Good Goddamn (2017) is about a friend "from rural Texas and his last few days of freedom before going to prison."^[6] The book was the first publication of Trespasser, a Texas-based art book publisher Schutmaat co-founded.^[7]

Publications

Books by Schutmaat

• Grays the Mountain Sends. New York City: Silas Finch Foundation, 2013. . Edition of 600 copies.
  • Second edition. New York City: Silas Finch Foundation, 2014. . Edition of 1200 copies.
• Good Goddamn. Austin, TX: Trespasser, 2017. . Edition of 750 copies.
  • Second edition. Austin, TX: Trespasser, 2018. With a letter by Kris. Edition of 750 copies.
• County Road. Austin, TX: Trespasser, 2023. . Edition of 1500 copies.

Books paired with another

• Islands of the Blest. New York City: Silas Finch Foundation, 2014. Edited by Schutmaat and Ashlyn Davis. . With a poem by Michael McGriff, "Letter sewn into a pantcuff of smoke". Edition of 800 copies.
  • Second edition. New York City: Silas Finch Foundation, 2016.

Awards

• Aperture Portfolio Prize, Aperture Foundation, New York City, winner, 2013 for Grays the Mountain Sends^[8]
• Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards, First Book Award, shortlisted, 2013 for Grays the Mountain Sends^{[9] [10]}
• The New York Photo Awards, photobook category, winner, 2014, for Grays the Mountain Sends^[11]
• John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, 2020^[12]

Collections

Schutmaat's work is held in the following public collections:

• Baltimore Museum of Art

2 prints^[13]

• Hood Museum of Art

1 print^{[14] [15]}

• Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT: 1 print^[16]
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

1 print^[17]

• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

2 prints^[18]

External links

• • Gallery of photos at CNN

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tara. Wray. 10 November 2017. Doin' Work, Flash Interviews With Contemporary Photographers: Bryan Schutmaat. 12 September 2016.
2. Web site: 10 November 2017. Winner: Bryan Schutmaat - Aperture Foundation NY. Aperture Foundation NY.
3. Web site: 10 November 2017. Bryan Schutmaat. World Press Photo.
4. Web site: 10 November 2017. Forget digital. Film is still king when photographing the American landscape. – British Journal of Photography. www.bjp-online.com.
5. Web site: Richard. Conway. 10 November 2017. See the Historic American Far West from a Fresh Angle. Time.
6. Web site: Brad. Feuerhelm. 2021-03-27. Bryan Schutmaat:The Goddamn Interview. 29 October 2019.
7. Web site: Information. 2021-03-27. Trespasser. en-US.
8. Web site: 10 November 2017. Aperture Portfolio Prize 2013 Winners. Aperture Foundation NY.
9. Web site: 10 November 2017. Announcing The Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards Shortlist Selections. Aperture Foundation NY.
10. Web site: 10 November 2017. Photobooks. British Journal of Photography.
11. Web site: 10 November 2017. The New York Photo Awards 2013 Winners. newyorkphotoawards.com.
12. Web site: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Bryan Schutmaat. 2021-03-27. en-US.
13. Web site: 10 November 2017. The Baltimore Museum of Art. collection.artbma.org.
14. "Bryan Schutmaat, American, born 1983: Idle Truck, Montana, from the series Grays the Mountain Sends". Hood Museum of Art. Accessed 10 November 2017.
15. "Idle Truck, Montana, from the series Grays the Mountain Sends". Hood Museum of Art. Accessed 10 November 2017.
16. Web site: 10 November 2017. Bryan Schutmaat, Tonopah, Nevada, 2012. Land and Lens. 14 October 2016.
17. Web site: 10 November 2017. Search the Collection. www.mfah.org.
18. Web site: 10 November 2017. Bryan Schutmaat. SFMOMA.